Job Details
Associate Dentist - Mixed NHS & Private
The Quay Dental Practice | Bideford, North Devon
Secure NHS income. Real private growth. A practice that backs you.
If you’re a dentist who wants the stability of NHS work without giving up ambition, this could be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
The Quay Dental Practice is a well-established mixed practice in Bideford, offering a rare opportunity to combine dependable NHS revenue and NHS pension access with the freedom and support to grow a high-quality private patient list .
Whether you’re currently NHS-focused and curious about private dentistry, or already working mixed and wanting to do more - we’ll meet you where you are and help you build forward.
Why The Quay Dental Practice?
* Well-established, respected practice with a loyal NHS and private patient base
* Supportive, experienced clinical and practice team
* Modern, high-end technology and a well-maintained working environment
* Strong local reputation for patient care and professionalism
Full-time or part-time available with genuinely flexible days and hours.
The Best of Both Worlds
✔ NHS security – stable income, consistent demand, NHS pension benefits
✔ Private opportunity – time, support, and marketing to grow private work at your pace
✔ Clinical autonomy – you decide how you practice
We actively support dentists who want to transition from NHS-heavy to mixed, or develop private dentistry alongside NHS work without pressure.
What You’ll Get with PortmanDentex
Joining The Quay Dental Practice also means becoming part of PortmanDentex, a group that is both private-focused whilst fully appreciating the value of NHS dentistry.
You’ll benefit from:
* Full clinical freedom
Use your preferred materials, labs, equipment, and referral pathways — you remain fully self-employed and clinically independent.
* Private growth support
Access to first-class marketing, branding, and business support to help you build private dentistry sustainably and ethically.
* Mentoring & CPD that actually adds value
Webinars, hands-on training, mentoring programmes, and learning from international educators, university professors, and published clinicians.
* Clinical Leads who are dentists
Practising clinicians who understand real-world dentistry and support you clinically — not managers who’ve never picked up a handpiece.
* Career flexibility
Opportunities across the PortmanDentex group, including dual-site working if that suits your lifestyle or career plans.
Who This Role Suits
* NHS dentists looking for security with progression
* Mixed dentists wanting more private opportunity
* Dentists who value support, autonomy, and long-term career sustainability
If you’d like to explore this opportunity in confidence, click Apply, call Liz on 07436 216534, or email liz.whiteoak@portmandental.co.uk
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